Emmanuel Bor Named SEC Freshman Runner of the Year
3/13/2007 12:00:00 AM
Tuscaloosa, Ala. ?? University of Alabama’s Emmanuel Bor was named the freshman runner of the year by the Southeastern Conference today for the 2007 track and field indoor season.
“Emmanuel is a phenomenal athlete,” head coach Harvey Glance said. “Not only is he a great athlete he is a great person and has worked very hard for this achievement, he separated himself from the rest of the league and truly deserves this honor.”
The freshman from Eldoret, Kenya has been nothing short of spectacular since arriving at the Capstone. In his first indoor season he qualified for the NCAA Championship, won an SEC championship in the mile run, earned All-SEC with a second place finish in the 3,000m, and was the anchor leg on the distance relay team that took home third place at the SEC Championships. Bor also finished second in the SEC individual points competition with 19.5 points.
Bor competed at the NCAA Indoor national championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas this past weekend. In his first NCAA track and field championship, Bor qualified for the finals and brought home a ninth place finish in the mile. He was the only underclassman to qualify to the finals at the NCAA championships.
Though his first seven months as a member of the Crimson Tide, Bor has been the SEC Runner of the Year (Indoor), an SEC Champion (mile run- indoor), three time All-SEC, All-South Region (cross country), two time SEC male athlete of the week, and a two time NCAA Championship qualifier.
